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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Vale of Glamorgan Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,853 approved · 694 refused · 545 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Land off the Red Lane, Pop Hill, Cros Common, Dinas Powys
Received 31 Mar 20236 Walston Close, Wenvoe
Received 12 Feb 202124, Wordsworth Avenue, Penarth
Received 7 Jul 2021St. Richard Gwyn RC High School, Argae Lane, St. Andrews Major
Received 13 Jul 2021Endsleigh, 4 West Farm Close, Ogmore By Sea
Received 6 Jul 2020Land at Lower Cosmeston Farm, Lavernock
Received 12 Oct 2022Westbury, Factory Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 2 Sept 202616, Channel Close, Rhoose
Received 28 Feb 20234, Ham Lane South, Llantwit Major
Received 10 Sept 2020Stepping Stones, Llancarfan
Received 16 Apr 2021Arkstone, 25, Mountjoy Avenue, Penarth
Received 22 Feb 202158, Shakespeare Avenue, Penarth
Received 29 Apr 2024University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Road, Llandough, Penarth
Received 10 Sept 20201, Drylla, Dinas Powys
Received 22 Aug 2023The Stables, Squire Street, Llysworney
Received 8 Nov 2021Southgate Cottage, 2 Holmesdale Place, Penarth
Received 2 Sept 2026Culverhouse Cross Access Roads into Tesco And Marks & Spencer, Culverhouse Cross
Received 20 Oct 2020Land at North West Cowbridge
Received 14 Jul 2021Farm Villa, Llantwit Road, Wick
Received 23 Jun 202523, Seaview Place, Llantwit Major
Received 8 Oct 2020Land at North East of St. Hilary
Received 10 Sept 2020Tynytwod Cottage, Sandy Lane, Ystradowen
Received 27 Jun 2023Ty Hafan, Hayes Road, Sully
Received 17 Mar 2022Llancarfan Primary School, School Lane, Llancarfan
Received 18 Sept 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Vale of Glamorgan Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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